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  "textContent": "To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo\n\nUp Next\n\nPrevious Page\n\nNext Page\n\nRussia is believed to be behind a GPS jamming incident targeting an RAF jet carrying John Healey.\n\nThe Defence Secretary was visiting British soldiers in Estonia when the electronic attack unfolded.\n\nPilots were forced into using a difficult navigation system for the entire three-hour flight.\n\nSmartphones and laptops were unable to connect to the internet.\n\nA Russian Su-35, seen here alongside an RAF Rivet Joint aircraft over the Black Sea in April 2026 (Picture: MoD/Getty)\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nDespite the incident, the Dassault Falcon 900LX could still fly safely, passengers were told.\n\nIt’s unclear if Mr Healey was deliberately targeted but the aircraft was visible on tracking websites, according to The Times.\n\nA defence source said: ‘This is reckless Russian interference, but the RAF is well prepared to deal with this activity.’\n\nDefence Secretary John Healey arriving in Tallinn, Estonia, after the jamming incident (Picture: MoD)\n\nJust last week, the Ministry of Defence said two Russian jets had ‘repeatedly and dangerously’ intercepted an RAF spy plane above the Black Sea.\n\nA Russian Su-35 triggered a British reconnaissance aircraft’s emergency systems and disabled the autopilot after flying too close to it.\n\nAn Su-27 also flew within six metres from an Rivet Joint’s nose.\n\nThe MoD described it as the most dangerous Russian action against a British Rivet Joint aircraft since 2022 when a plane fired a missile over the Black Sea.\n\nLast October, the head of the UK Space Command Major General Paul Tedman, said Russia tries to jam UK’s military satellites on a weekly basis.\n\nIn March 2024, an RAF plane carrying Grant Shapps, the then defence secretary, also had its GPS signal jammed for 30 minutes when heading back to the UK from Poland.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "RAF jet carrying Defence Secretary John Healey has GPS signal jammed near Russian border"
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